English 4: The Great Gatsby (1-3)

• Idea versus Reality
• 13.5 inflation since 1922 ($80=$1078)
• The Smokescreens: 
• the light
• the parties
• the rumors
• the affairs
• Stereotypes versus Archetypes: 
• sleeping beauty
• the jock
• the mistress
• the romantic
• the socialite
• the faux intellectual 
• The Shadows
• Gatsby versus Buchanan versus Nick
• Daisy versus Myrtle versus Jordan
• Is Nick Caraway a reliable narrator?
• Who is Jay Gatsby?
• Chapters 1-3
• What are your first impressions of Tom Buchanan, Daisy Buchanan, Jordan Baker, and Nick Caraway? Support and explain.
• Does money buy happiness? Support and explain.
• Are these characters “seizing the moment” or drifting through life? Support and explain.
• Does Myrtle really believe what Tom is selling? Support and explain.
• The Parties—outsiders, stranger danger, gossip (2-sentence summary on just the parties)